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Biographical Sketch

The Department of Public Works was reformed in 1967 as the Department of Transportation (DOT). In 1992 the operation of the State's canal system was transferred from DOT to the New York State Thruway Authority, with the creation of the New York State Canal Corporation. In order to accommodate the Authority's divisional structure, the former Region 2 Waterways Maintenance office in Utica was closed and its responsibilities placed within the Thruway's Syracuse division office in Syracuse, New York.